No way should this guy be outside the top 20. He dismantled players ranked higher than him like Almagro and Tipsarevic (during current claycourt swing), also played Del Potro, Djokovic and Nadal and was able to stay at the level of the top guys for most of the match.

Some people compare him to Gasquet, but you almost no what to expect with Gasquet when he plays the top guys. He just doesn't have the necessary firepower that Wawrinka has in the locker.....I hope he continues this recent good run of form, and can return back inside the top 10.

Has to be the most dangerous player outside the top 20, that could be a threat to higher seeds at the French.

Well, the top 10 only contains 10 slots, but people seem to claim at any given time that there are about 20 players that ought to be in the top 10 due to having top 10 talent. But really, you have Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Murray, Ferrer, Tsonga, Berdych, and Del Potro, all players with top 10 talent or more. Now there are only 2 slots left. You can't put everyone ranked from 9-22 there, and I don't see Wawrinka as the best player from 9-22. Everyone in the top 25 has the weapons and talent to be in the top 10. Gasquet can hit 110 mph forehands on occasion, and so can Monfils, Verdasco, Dolgo, Raonic, Isner, Almagro, Wawrinka, etc. But the difference in getting to the top top is mental strength and knowing when to take your risks. That's not something I see in Waw, unfortunately.

I hope he gets back up there soon! Love watching him play. Should make the quarters in Rome. Dangerous mid-seed for Roland Garros. I can't really see him taking out any of the top three, but could pose problems for Murray or any other top player.

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"It was like watching Dolgopolov, except that it all made sense"- Mikhail Youzhny on Evgeny Donskoy

Yes, he has "top ten talent", meaning that his peak level of play can, at times, beat players who are in the Top 10.

But, it's not just about peak level of play, it's about how consistently a player can reach that level, reliably produce that level. Wawrinka has not shown that he can do it enough to be a consistent Top 10 player. Close, but not quite enough.

I'd also argue, that maybe we shouldn't even consider "peak" level. I mean, there are guys outside the top 30 or even 40 who can be "on" and pull upsets of top players. A true top 10 player will have a less-than-peak level that enables him to be a top 10 player, so at 75-85 percent of their best tennis, they are still beating most of the players below them and having quailty wins over other top players.

Wawrinka on 2nd set tie-break, Seppi serving in 5-6, and then Stan starts to ironize the italian fans. As expected, he trew away the point, and then the set.

On 3rd, Serving in 5-3, 40-15, a couple of stupid unforced errors and then broken. Tie-break, 6-3 up. Guess what? 3 unforced errors. And then, on the first seppi's match point, he trew a backhand on the net.